Pass-book.



' M. P. EXLINE.

PASS BO0K.

APPLICATION man AUG.26. um.v

Patenfted Am. 23,1918.

MARCUS TE. EXLI1\TE O]? DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGI\TOB TEXAS.

T0 ELBERT DUJN'LAB, 0F DALLAS,

PASS-BOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patonlssdl Akp1r. 23, 1013.

Applicfcion fi1ed August 26, 1914. Seria1 N0. 858,?12.

T0 all whom z't may concem:

Be it known that I, MARCUS P. EXLINE, a citizen of the Unitecl States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State 01: Texas, have invented certain neW and ussful Impromments in Pass-Books; and I do horeby cleclare the following t0 be a full clear, ancl exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in tha artto which lt appertainsto make and use the sarne.

This invention relates to pass books, and an object of the invention is to provide a cover having a recess in which is written the name of the person owning the book, or any other name.

A further object of the invention is to provide a book over so constructed that the owners name Will be Written upon an inte* gral part 01: 'the covor so 'that it Will not-be possible to remove the matrial carrying the name With0ut destroying the book cover.

Wich these and other objects in View, the invention consists in features of construction and combinatious of parts as Will los hereinafter more :fu1ly described and claimerl.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, ancl Fig. 2 is a vertical section Laken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 With the cover open anol the body of the pass book in elevation in substantially the same position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig;'3 is a fragmentary vertical section through a modified form of the invention.

When pass books such as are used by bank depositors have been used fo r soine time it is found that the name written on the outside of the cover becomes WOIn away to such an extent that ehe nanue is Heretofore it has been pass books Which would overcome this dilficulty by providing an opening extending entirely through the cover of thebook but this vveakens the cover to such an extent proposed to make that the same frequently breaks.

][t has also been proposed as a means of avoiding the Weakening of the cove'r just mentioned, to subject a portion of the book cover to pressure, ancl thereby produce a panel sunken loelow the remainder of the surface for the reception of a name. But this lastnamed method is expansive, re-

frequently illegible.

quires special machinery, and generally is not found to give the satisfaction expected.

The general aim of my pressnt invention is to provids a ass book having the advantages of these books already mentionecl but; being free from The clisavantages inherent to saicl books.

T0 accomplish this result I take a pass book cover composed o1 an outer layer 1 o1 leather, stiffenecl paper, eloth, or any suitable material, which may be mounted upo.u and stiflened by the backing sheet 2. The cover 1 is provicled with an opsning 3, which, as sesn in.Fig. 1, extends across the cover, and While shown approximately in tl1e center thereof, is not necessarily so located.

The backing strip 2 is imperforate ancl covers the opening 3 111 the layer 1.

Any suitable material Inay be employsd for making the backing 2, and it is understood, of course, that the cover layer ancl backing are securely gluecl togerher o1 fastened in any other approvecl manner. A cover so provided may havs secured thereto the leaves 1 constituting the body 015 tlue loook.v

The laysr 1 is of substantial thickness, so that When the owners 01 depositors nenne is Written 011 i;he face of the backing Where exposed in the opening 3 so as to be visilole therethrough, the name Will not los in comtact with other papers or books carriecl in the owners pocket. The backing 2, forming a Vital part 01 the cover, cannot be muti- 1atecl without leaving a permanent defect Which could los noticsd easily, such mutilation being oaused, possiloly, loy an attempt t0 alter 01' remove the name frorn the backing 2.

The backing Which carries the namo also stifl'ens ths layer 1 so as to prevent the same from hending out of shape 110 leave the portion 0f the Toacking 2 exposed through the opening 3 towear.

I:f the opening 3 should be found too wide or too 1ong it would loe within the spirit of the present invention to make it smaller in either direction. l[t is apparent that the cover is only slightly weakenecl at the point Whepe the name is written and at 110 place is the cover as a whole perforatel.

In order that the hacking may serve as a suitable stifieuing means, the same is maole co-extensive With the layer 1, and is made of such material as Will receive ink.

It may be found desirable t0 haVe the writing surface upon which the name is to be written ofa material more durable than the backing f0r the cover, and in this event 1 may employ a c0nstruction such as shown in Fig. 3. There is Seen in this figure the backing 5 so Which is secured a cover 6 havirig' an opening therein indicated at 7 through which the pass book owners name is 130 appear. Stretched across the opening is a strip of fabric 8, which has that side adjacent Ehe backing secured to said backing and has the arts indicated generally at 9, which are under the cover 6, secured to said cover. This strip 8 may be of any material and dimensions and may extend the fu1l Width of the book 01 for a portion thereof. The str'1p is gluad in p1ace, after which the desired name may be Written 0r printed on the same and be protected by the thickness of the cover, zus already described in the first form 0f ehe invention described. This 1atter construction gives a strenger cover and presents a writing surface which is lass likely to wear.

Copies o! this patent may be obtained 2er Vhat I claim is:

l. The herein described pass book comprising a series of entry leaves, and a flexi b1e backing to Which said leaves ure attached comprising adhesively connected su perposed co-extensive lining und cover 11mmbers, the latter having a window, und the former having a portion 0f ii:s nrezr exposed through said window to the front of fl1c book cover to receive suitable datu.

Q. In DAS-S 11001;, a backing comprising an outer me1nbor und provided, in a p0r*;i0n forming the front 0:f the book, with :u1 opcw ing, und an immer lining' of pliablu :md nonporous nmterial 01 substanfially the smnv size as the outor 11'10111b01' und socurcd theruto adhesively throughout; adjucent fuces, und n plurality 01 lcaves secured t0 thc innor member, the latter being exposed ouhvnrdly through suid window t0r H10 rcception 01': suitable data.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signuturc in presence of two witnesses.

MARCUS P. EXLINE.

Witnesses:

A. J. BOEDEFELD, FREI) IBEANTS.

five cents each, ny addressing the Commissioner cf Patents Washington, D. C. 

